CVE-2008-1478 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.9% (pctl 86)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Home FTP Server 1.4.5.89 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by opening a FTP passive mode connection, then closing the original FTP connection. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.88% — more likely to be exploited than 86% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-03-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| ari pikivirta | home ftp server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Home FTP Server 1.4.5 - Remote Denial of Service | 2008-03-17 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29419
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3766
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489706/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28283
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5270
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29419
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3766
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489706/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28283
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5270
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